Argentina Leads Germany 1-0 During Soccer World Cup (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
June 30 (Bloomberg) — Defender Roberto Ayala scored to give Argentina a 1-0 lead over host Germany during the second half of their soccer World Cup quarterfinal in Berlin.

Asian soccer seeks to boost standards after poor World Cup showing (Slam! Sports)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Asian countries must raise the standard of their national competitions if the region is to avoid a repeat of its poor performance at this year’s World Cup, Asia’s soccer governing body said Friday.

World Cup a big yawn in soccer-hating US (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
If you look west from Germany these days you’ll see America stifling a yawn at the World Cup.

ITALY-UKRAINE: Coaches’ Quotes
Marcello Lippi and Oleg Blokhin expressed differing emotions at the end of the Italy-Ukraine quarter-final with Italy’s 3-0 victory described as not a “fair reflection” by the Ukraine coach…